Welcome to this week's posting of the sermon. I hope that you are all doing well. I am having an up and down sort of week, so keep praying for me that I can keep going and doing what the Lord wants me to do.
As you are aware, we are currently in a series of messages studying some of the names and titles for the Lord Jesus found in the Bible. Today, we will be studying the fact that in a couple of different places, Jesus is referred to by the title author. What do these references mean?
The first time that we see Jesus referred to as Author, He is called the Author of Life by Peter in a sermon recorded in Acts 3. Acts 3:15 reads, "You killed the Author of Life, but God raised Him from the dead. We are witnesses of this." What does is mean that Jesus is the Author of Life?
Jesus is the Author of Life in a couple of different ways as I see it. First of all, Jesus is the Creator of life in the universe. Paul tells us that all things were created by Him, through Him and for Him. Jesus is truly the source of and sustainer of all life in the universe.
Jesus is also the Author of Life in the sense that He is the one that allows us to live a truly authentic life. By this I mean that through His death and resurrection, Jesus has provided the way that we can be free from sin. We can have fellowship with the Father through Him which allows us to live in the way that God intended us to live from the beginning of creation.
In Hebrews 12:2, Jesus is called the Author and Finisher of our faith. This means that He is the one that provided salvation. Jesus bore our sins in His body on the cross. He took upon Himself the penalty for sin that we deserved. On the cross, Jesus dealt with sin. Through His resurrection, Jesus conquered death, hell and grave dealing with the consequences of sin. Salvation comes to us only through the Lord Jesus. As Peter said, no other one can provide us salvation. We have hope only through the Lord Jesus.
This verse in Hebrews also says that Jesus is the finisher of our faith. This means that He will see us through to the very end. Those who put their faith and trust in Jesus will be with Jesus for all eternity. He who began a good work in us will complete it.
This section in Hebrews gives us some important advice for living our lives. Throughout our lives, we need to keep our eyes on Jesus. We look to Him in all things. We don't look to the right nor to the left nor behind us. We keep our eyes on Him because He is our life. He is our source now and for all eternity. If we look to Jesus in all things, we will not go astray. We will know what to do in this world and we will be with Jesus forever in the place that He has prepared for those who love Him. Amen.
Prayer Requests
I am still not feeling my best, so please keep me in your prayers. I am dealing with a lot of stressful things right now as well.
Keep praying for an end to the fires in Canada.
We need to keep praying for peace in the troubled areas of this world. Ukraine, Syria, Sudan, Israel, and Yemen all need our prayers for peace.
For our prayer focus countries, let us pray for the those living in Brunei and Western Sahara. Pray that many will come to know Jesus.
Next week, I will post the verses on Monday. I will post the next section in of Minor Prophets book midweek. On Friday, we will continue with our current sermon series. May God bless you all.
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